§ 16-16-116. Clerk
The county clerk shall be the clerk of the court held by the county judge. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than not more than 12,800 12,900 27,100 27,200 43,100 43,200 62,300 62,400 182,000 182,100 In counties […]
§ 16-16-117. Procedure in Exercising Concurrent Jurisdiction
The mode of procedure in the county court, where the jurisdiction is concurrent either with the circuit or chancery court, shall be as near as may be, according to the rules laid down for the conduct of similar business in those courts. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the […]
§ 16-16-118. Return of Process
Unless otherwise ordered by the court, all process shall be returnable to the first Monday coming five (5) days after the service of such process. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than not more than 12,800 12,900 […]
§ 16-16-103. Attendance at Court
The judge shall attend at the courthouse of the county in which the judge serves on the first Monday of every month; and shall, on first Mondays and subsequent days as may be necessary, attend to all matters and adjudicate and determine all questions and do all other acts and things required. Subsection (a) shall […]
§ 16-16-104. Terms of Court
The county court to be held by the county judge shall have its regular sessions on the first Monday of each month; and the court shall sit from day to day, so long as the business of the court may require. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 […]
§ 16-16-105. Court Always Open
The county court to be held by the county judge shall be deemed always open for the transaction of any business and the exercise of any jurisdiction conferred upon the county judge or upon the court held by the county judge. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 […]
§ 16-16-106. Practice of Law by Judge
The county judge is not precluded from practicing in the supreme, chancery, circuit, and criminal courts of this state, but shall not act as counsel in any case going up from the judge’s court. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, […]
§ 16-16-107. Original Jurisdiction
The county court has original jurisdiction in the following cases: The probate of wills; The granting of letters testamentary and of administration, and the repeal and revocation of letters testamentary and of administration; All controversies in relation to the right of executorship or of administration; The settlement of accounts of executors and administrators; The partition […]
§ 16-16-108. Distribution, Partition, and Sale of Realty
The county court shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the chancery and circuit courts to sell real estate of decedents and for distribution or partition. The mode of procedure in those cases in the county courts shall conform in every respect to the rules and regulations laid down for the conduct of similar causes in the […]
§ 16-16-101. Establishment
A court is established in each county for the dispatch of probate and other business entrusted to it, to be called the county court. Subsection (a) shall only apply in counties having a population, according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census, of: not less than not more than 12,800 12,900 27,100 […]